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Chisholm & Hamstead

Chisholm Ave & Hamstead Ave · Toronto, Ontario · Woodbine-Lumsden · Ward 19, Beaches-East York

Chisholm & Hamstead is a lightly travelled intersection. It sits in Woodbine-Lumsden. At the corner: a bike lane. Nearby: Main Street Station (Line 2) 1.0 km away. No one has been killed or seriously injured here in the last ten years of records.

Traffic volume
1,220
vehicles · 8-hour count, Feb 17, 2016
51 pedestrians · 3 cyclists
Collisions
2
police-reported, any severity · 2016–2025
0 with an injury · 2 property damage · #5368 of 5,508
KSI collisions
0
killed or seriously injured · 2016–2025
none in the window
Red-light camera
None
not on the City's camera list
Transit
0
TTC stops within 100 m
Main Street Station 1 km · 1 streetcar route · 12 bus routes within 1 km
Cycling
Bikeway
Sharrows
Bike Share: 0 docks within 150 m

The latest City count averages about 150 vehicles an hour over its 8-hour span, 13% of the median counted intersection. Foot traffic runs at about one pedestrian per 24 vehicles — this is a car-dominated crossing (median: one per 13). On average 0.2 collisions a year were reported here in 2016–2025 — well below the median of 31 for the decade. No one was killed or seriously injured in any of them.

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Chisholm & Hamstead

Getting here

Transit within 1 km, cycling at the corner, and what's within a 1.5 km walk

Transit & cycling

Subway
Main Street Station (Line 2)1 km
Streetcar
506 nearest 1 km
TTC bus
87404622391938702011313564 nearest 190 m
Blue Night
306
Nearest stops
8 surface stops within 300 m
Cycling
Sharrows on Hamstead Ave installed 2005
Bike Share
Lumsden Ave / Eastdale Ave 590 m · 20 docks · 6 stations, 103 docks within 1 km

Straight-line distances to the nearest stop or station entrance in each agency's current schedule feed, including temporary diversions.

Within walking distance 1.5 km

Schools (15)
  • D A Morrison Mdl SchoolEnglish Public · 430 m
  • Secord Elementary SchoolEnglish Public · 648 m
  • George Webster Elementary SchoolEnglish Public · 726 m
  • Parkside Elementary SchoolEnglish Public · 813 m
  • Community Life Christian SchoolPrivate · 818 m
  • William J McCordic SchoolEnglish Public · 944 m
  • and 9 more
Parks (20)
Library
  • Toronto Public Library Dawes Road branch0.9 km

Around the corner

Food premises, public washrooms, child care and emergency services — distances are straight-line from the node

Restaurants & food

Toronto Public Health inspects 1 eating place within 300 m of this corner; within a kilometre the count is 22 — well below the median of 73 within a kilometre. The nearest is Diamond Pizza& Stone Grill, 294 m away, which passed its last DineSafe inspection in September 2025 with 1 infraction noted.

Restaurants & cafés1 within 300 m · 22 within 1 km
Grocery & convenience0 within 300 m · 7 within 1 km
Nearest food premisesDistanceLatest DineSafe inspection
Diamond Pizza& Stone Grill · 510 Main St294 mPassed, Sep 2025 · 1 infraction
L.b. Supermarket · 391 Lumsden Avegrocery343 mPassed, Aug 2024
Attendance Alternative Programs · 271 Gledhill Ave Flr-2430 mPassed, May 2026 · 1 infraction
Oak Park Deli · 213 Oak Park Avegrocery433 mPassed, Aug 2025
Candy Castle Variety Store · 225 Gledhill Avegrocery523 mPassed, Apr 2026
San San Milk Store · 75 Eastdale Ave556 mPassed, Aug 2024
Annie's Place - East Toronto Early Learning Centre · 101 Barrington Ave647 mPassed, Aug 2026
True Davidson Acres · 200 Dawes Rd697 mPassed, May 2026

Every establishment Toronto Public Health inspects under DineSafe, screened by name to leave out kitchens inside schools, care homes and offices. A conditional pass means infractions had to be fixed by a follow-up visit, not that the premises is closed.

Washrooms & water

The nearest public washroom is George Webster Park Washroom, 659 m away, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.; it is wheelchair-accessible. A drinking fountain is 571 m away at Taylor Creek Park.

  • George Webster Park Washroom · 30 Chapman Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    659 m
  • Taylor Creek Park Washroom · 260 Dawes Rd
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    677 m
  • Stan Wadlow Park Washroom · 888 Cosburn Ave
    9 a.m. to 10 p.m. · accessible
    681 m
Drinking water
Taylor Creek Park drinking fountain, dog fountain · 571 m; Stan Wadlow Park drinking fountain · 591 m

Park washrooms, washrooms in City buildings and automated street toilets, with hours and status as the City publishes them (park washrooms are seasonal). Malls, shops and TTC stations are not included.

Child care

Seven licensed child care centres within a kilometre offer 557 spaces; all accept City fee subsidy. The nearest is Eyet Early Learning Centre (Annie's Place) (648 m, 158 spaces, preschool, kindergarten, school age).

Within 1 km7 centres · 557 spaces
Fee subsidy7 of 7
  • Eyet Early Learning Centre (Annie's Place) · 101 Barrington Ave
    158 spaces · preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    648 m
  • Secord School Age YMCA · 91 Barrington Ave
    30 spaces · school age · fee subsidy
    714 m
  • George Webster Jr YMCA · 50 Chapman Ave
    148 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    726 m
  • Muppets Children's Centre 316 · 316 Main St
    26 spaces · infant, toddler · fee subsidy · $10-a-day
    1 km

Licensed centres only; spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

Emergency services

The nearest fire hall is Fire Station 224 (812 m), the nearest police station 55 Division (3.2 km) and the nearest ambulance station 1.1 km away.

FireFire Station 224 · 812 m1313 Woodbine Ave
Police55 Division · 3.2 km101 Coxwell Avenue
AmbulanceAmbulance Station 46 · 1.1 km105 Cedarvale Ave

Nearest station by straight line — not a response time, and not necessarily the station that would answer a call.

Apartment buildings nearby

RentSafeTO-registered rental buildings within 1 km, with the City's latest evaluation score

Within a kilometre there are 37 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings — 4,936 rental units — five social or Toronto Community Housing. The nearest is 327 Chisholm Ave (37 m, 20 units, 4 storeys, built 1962), which scored 87 out of 100 at its August 2026 RentSafeTO evaluation. One building of the 37 scored below 70; the average is 91, about the citywide norm. The Landlord and Tenant Board issued 157 final orders naming these buildings in the latest half-year of its catalogue, and 96 fire-code violations are open across them.

Registered buildings37 · 4,936 units · 5 social housing
RentSafeTO score91 average · 1 below 70
LTB orders, Jan 2026 – Jun 2026157 across the 37
Open fire-code violations96
Tallest42 storeys
Nearest buildingsUnitsStoreysBuiltScoreLTB ordersDistance
327 Chisholm Ave · Greenwin Corp.204196287 · Aug 2026037 m
330 Chisholm Ave123194090 · Aug 2026051 m
332 Chisholm Ave123195287 · Aug 2025065 m
195 Barrington Ave · Ranee Management23417196786 · Aug 20244 · 9 fire387 m
444 Lumsden AveToronto Community Housing · Del Managment18342196985 · Jun 20251 · 15 fire390 m
9 Haldon AveToronto Community Housing · Toronto Community Housing Corporation2006196296 · Jul 20263417 m
156 Barrington Ave · 1979017 Ontario Inc.123196093 · Aug 20250460 m
94 Eastdale Ave · Dbs Communities807202498 · Sep 20253461 m

The City's RentSafeTO register — rental apartment buildings of three or more storeys and ten or more units — with the score from each building's latest City evaluation (out of 100; poor scores trigger a full audit). LTB orders are final Landlord and Tenant Board orders naming the address (Jan 2026 – Jun 2026); fire-code violations are open items in Toronto Fire Services' inspection data. Each building links to its full record on LandlordReport. Condominiums and houses are not registered.

Parking

Every mapped lot within 2 km, Green P with peak occupancy, City EV charging and bike parking

All parking lots470 lots · ≈24,760 spaces · 74.3 ha
Within 500 m20 lots · ≈640 spaces
Green P (public)5 car parks · about 298 spaces
EV charging (City)216 Oakcrest Ave · 1.3 km · 2 Level 2 ports
Bike parkingno post-and-rings within 300 m · Indoor bike station, 777 Victoria Park Ave (1.4 km)
Green P car parkDistanceSpacesPeak occupancy
101 Cedarvale Ave · Surface1.2 km3550% (Q1 2026)
72 Amroth Ave · Surface1.3 km5050% (Q1 2026)
Victoria Main Lot - 777 Victoria Park Avenue · Surface1.5 km173 *
850 Coxwell Ave · Surface1.8 km1862% (Q1 2026)
1612 Danforth Ave · Surface2 km2275% (Q1 2026)

Nearest lots: 42 m away, ≈24 spaces; 57 m away, ≈24 spaces; 64 m away, ≈11 spaces; 288 m away, ≈2 spaces; 295 m away, ≈12 spaces; 353 m away, ≈6 spaces. More EV charging: 543 Strathmore Blvd (1.3 km, 2 ports); 2219 Gerrard Street East (1.6 km, 2 ports); 2231 Gerrard Street East (1.6 km, 1 ports).

Lot count and area from the City's topographic mapping of parking-lot footprints (every visible surface lot, public or private); spaces are estimated at one per 30 m² of lot. Lots not run by Green P are private, commercial or institutional and may be for customers or residents only. Green P spaces and average daily peak occupancy from the Toronto Parking Authority's quarterly dataset (* = capacity from the 2019 car-park list; rates are not shown because that list is stale — check Green P). EV chargers are City-operated only; on-street and underground parking are not included.

Traffic volume

The City's latest turning-movement count — 8-hour, Feb 17, 2016

Traffic is heaviest from the east: 515 westbound vehicles entered from that leg, 42% of the total, against 16 from the north. Unusually, the morning peak is the heavier one — 232 vehicles in the hour from 8:00 a.m., 40% above the afternoon peak from 4:00 p.m. (166). Trucks and buses were 14.1% of traffic, well above the typical 3.2% — a sign of a goods-movement or bus corridor. For scale, a typical counted intersection in Toronto sees 16,183 vehicles over 14 hours. The count is 11 years old — treat it as a snapshot of 2016, not today's volume. It was an 8-hour count, which is not directly comparable with the 14-hour counts the City has used since September 2023.

From the north16southbound · 0 bikes · 25.0% heavy
From the west507eastbound · 0 bikes · 11.0% heavy
Total vehicles1,22051 pedestrians · 3 cyclists · 14.1% heavy
From the east515westbound · 3 bikes · 16.1% heavy
From the south182northbound · 0 bikes · 15.9% heavy
AM peak hour232 vehicles from 8:00 a.m.
PM peak hour166 vehicles from 4:00 p.m.
Count8-hour · Feb 17, 2016

Approach figures are vehicles entering the intersection from that leg over the whole count. A count is one day's traffic, not an annual average; the City recounts on an ad-hoc schedule.

How fast traffic moves here

Midblock speed counts on the intersection's streets, the nearest school-zone speed sign, and traffic calming

On Chisholm Ave between Westbrook Ave and Crewe Ave, 357 m from the corner, a 3-day count in November 2023 put the average speed at 34 km/h and the 85th-percentile speed at 40 km/h, with the fastest one in twenty at 44 km/h or more. That segment carries about 1,800 vehicles a day. Hamstead Ave between Westlake Cres and Chisholm Ave measured slower: 27 km/h on average and an 85th percentile of 35 km/h (Aug 2020). 3 speed humps slow traffic on Chisholm Avenue between Lumsden Ave and Hamstead Ave.

Street segmentCountedVehicles / dayAverage85th percentile95th
Hamstead Ave · Westlake Cres – Chisholm Ave · 53 mAug 2020 · 3 days1,49227 km/h35 km/h43 km/h
Chisholm Ave · Westbrook Ave – Crewe Ave · 357 mNov 2023 · 3 days1,83934 km/h40 km/h44 km/h

Traffic calming

  • Chisholm Avenue · Lumsden Ave – Hamstead Ave
    3 speed humps

Midblock counts are automatic counters laid across the road for one to seven days; the 85th-percentile speed is the figure engineers use — 85% of drivers were at or below it. Counts are ad hoc, so some are years old. A midblock reading is not the speed through the intersection itself, and posted limits are not in the count data.

All police-reported collisions

Every collision reported to Toronto Police within 65 m, any severity, 2016–2025

The worst year was 2023, with 1 collision; 2025 recorded 0. 0 collisions (0%) involved an injury. None of the collisions in the window involved a pedestrian or cyclist. The most recent report on file is from Apr 26, 2023.

By year

16171819202122232425
2016–2025Collisions
All reported collisions2#5368 of 5,508
With an injury0
Property damage only2
Fail to remain0
Involving a pedestrian0
Involving a cyclist0
Involving a motorcyclist0
With a fatality0
All since 20144latest Apr 26, 2023

Source: Toronto Police Service, Traffic Collisions Open Data — every collision reported to police since 2014, within 65 m of this node. Records through Jun 30, 2026.

Killed or seriously injured

Collisions in which someone died or was seriously injured, within 65 m, 2016–2025 — the basis of the danger rankings

No collision involving a death or serious injury has been recorded within 65 m of this intersection since the record begins in 2006.

KSI = killed or seriously injured. A collision is counted if its recorded location is within 65 m of this intersection's centreline node, whether the police coded it as intersection-related or mid-block. Records can lag a year or more, so the current year is excluded from rankings.

Thefts reported at this corner

Thefts from vehicles and bicycle thefts that Toronto Police have offset to this intersection, 2016–2025

Three thefts from vehicles and one bike theft were reported around this corner in 2016–2025 — about the median for an intersection with any reported theft.

By year

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2016–2025Reported2023–2025Since Jan 2026Most often from
Theft from a vehicle300apartment parking (2), other (1)
Bicycle theft100street/outdoor (1)

Source: Toronto Police Service, Theft From Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Thefts open data, records through Feb 28, 2022. Police offset every occurrence to the nearest intersection before publishing, so these are thefts on the streets and premises around this node, not necessarily at the corner itself. Other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see Woodbine-Lumsden.

Nearby intersections

Questions

Is Chisholm & Hamstead a dangerous intersection?

Not by the record: no one was killed or seriously injured here in 2016–2025, though police reported 2 lesser collisions. High counts usually track high traffic volume rather than a design flaw; volume is shown alongside so the numbers can be read in context.

How busy is Chisholm & Hamstead?

A lightly travelled intersection. Its latest count is from Feb 17, 2016, 13% of the median for a counted intersection.

How fast do cars go at Chisholm & Hamstead?

The City's most recent speed count near the corner, on Chisholm Ave between Westbrook Ave and Crewe Ave (November 2023), found an average of 34 km/h and an 85th-percentile speed of 40 km/h — meaning 85% of drivers were at or below that speed.

Where can I park near Chisholm & Hamstead?

The nearest Green P car park is 101 Cedarvale Ave (1.2 km away, 35 spaces, 50% full at the daily peak in Q1 2026). The City's mapping shows 470 parking lots of any kind within 2 km — roughly 24,760 spaces — 20 of them within 500 m; most are private or customer-only lots. The nearest City EV charger is at 216 Oakcrest Ave (1.3 km).

How do I get to Chisholm & Hamstead by transit?

Main Street Station (Line 2) is 1.0 km away; streetcar route 506 stop within 1 km, the nearest 1.0 km away; bus routes 87, 404, 62, 23, 91, 93, 8, 70 and 4 more within 1 km.

What restaurants are near Chisholm & Hamstead?

1 restaurant, café or takeout is within 300 m, and 22 within a kilometre, according to Toronto Public Health's DineSafe inspection list. The closest are Diamond Pizza& Stone Grill (294 m), Attendance Alternative Programs (430 m), San San Milk Store (556 m), Annie's Place - East Toronto Early Learning Centre (647 m) and True Davidson Acres (697 m). Each one's latest inspection result is shown on this page; DineSafe does not record cuisine or opening hours.

Is there a public washroom near Chisholm & Hamstead?

The nearest is George Webster Park Washroom, 30 Chapman Ave, 659 m away (open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.), with an accessible washroom. Next nearest: Taylor Creek Park Washroom (677 m); Stan Wadlow Park Washroom (681 m). These are the City's own washrooms — in parks, civic buildings and automated street toilets — not those in malls, coffee shops or TTC stations.

Is there child care near Chisholm & Hamstead?

Seven licensed child care centres within 1 km, with 557 spaces in total; all accept City fee subsidy and some are in the $10-a-day (CWELCC) program. The nearest are Eyet Early Learning Centre (Annie's Place) (648 m, 158 spaces), Secord School Age YMCA (714 m, 30 spaces) and George Webster Jr YMCA (726 m, 148 spaces). Spaces are licensed capacity, not vacancies.

What apartment buildings are near Chisholm & Hamstead?

37 RentSafeTO-registered apartment buildings with 4,936 rental units are within 1 km. The nearest are 327 Chisholm Ave (37 m, 20 units, RentSafeTO score 87), 330 Chisholm Ave (51 m, 12 units, RentSafeTO score 90), 332 Chisholm Ave (65 m, 12 units, RentSafeTO score 87) and 195 Barrington Ave (387 m, 234 units, RentSafeTO score 86). The average RentSafeTO score across the 37 is 91 out of 100; 1 scored below 70. Condos and houses are not on the City's register. Each building's full record — score history, LTB orders, fire-code inspections, permits — is on LandlordReport.

How many thefts are reported at Chisholm & Hamstead?

Toronto Police place three thefts from vehicles and one bicycle theft at this intersection in 2016–2025. Police offset every reported occurrence to the nearest intersection before publishing it, so the count covers the streets, driveways and parking around this corner rather than the corner itself. Break-ins, robberies and other offences are published by neighbourhood only — see the Woodbine-Lumsden page.

What neighbourhood is Chisholm & Hamstead in?

Chisholm & Hamstead is in Woodbine-Lumsden (City of Toronto neighbourhood 060). It is in Ward 19, Beaches-East York, represented by Councillor Brad Bradford.

Sources

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